Word Meaning
खूँ-गश्त
khoon-gasht
hiadjective
Meaning
Turned into blood; soaked, saturated, or transformed into blood.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Persian and Urdu verse, this compound adjective describes something that has turned into blood or become utterly soaked in it. In this couplet, it describes the apprehension ('vahm') of the slain lover, which has liquefied into blood through the envy of loyalty, preemptively absorbing the keenness of the killer's sword.
Etymology
Persian: compound of 'khūn' (blood) and 'gasht' (past stem of 'gashtan', to turn or become).
Usage
Commonly used in highly Persianized classical ghazals to evoke the interior torment of the lover being consumed and converted into blood.
Examples
The weeping eye became blood-soaked in grief.
A heart turned to blood under the agony of parting.
Synonyms
रक्त-रंजितलहूलुहानखूँ-आलूद
Related Words
खूँ-आलूदाखूँ-रेज़खूँ-चकाँबिस्मिल